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FA Cup Final 1885 The 1885 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Queen's Park at the Kennington Oval, a repeat of the previous year's final. Rovers won 2-0, their second successive FA Cup Final victory, with the goals coming from James Forrest and Jimmy Brown.
FA Cup Final 1891 The 1891 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 3-1, their second consecutive FA Cup Final victory, with goals by George Dewar, John Southworth and William Townley.
FA Cup Final 1920 The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1-0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton.
FA Cup Final 1923 The FA Cup Final of 1923, known as The White Horse Final was the first football match (or sporting event of any kind) to be played at the new Wembley Stadium (or Empire Stadium as it was known then) in London. The White Horse Final is perhaps the most famous final of all time.
FA Cup Final 1953 The 1953 FA Cup Final, also known as the 'Matthews Final', was a football match that became famous for the performance of Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews, after whom it was named. He inspired his team to come from 3-1 down against Bolton Wanderers, to win 4-3, and on a personal note, he claimed the trophy that had eluded him in two previous finals.
FA Cup Final 1962 The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on May 5, 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3-1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final".
FA Cup Final 1988 The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May, 1988 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Wimbledon, unfashionable and unfancied, and Liverpool, one of the dominant teams of the 1980s and newly-crowned league champions.
FA Cup Final 1994 The 1994 FA Cup Final was the 49th FA Cup final to be held since World War II and was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea. United went into the final as FA Premier League champions, having won the title by 8 points over Blackburn Rovers.
FA Cup Final 1995 The 50th Wembley FA Cup Final to be held since World War II was contested between Everton, who had secured Premiership safety two weeks earlier, and Manchester United, the holders from the previous season, who also lost their league crown the previous Sunday to Blackburn Rovers. United had to play the final without three of their most important players: Éric Cantona (who was suspended), Andrei Kanchelskis (injured), and Andy Cole, who was cup-tied.
FA Cup Final 1997 The 1997 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May, 1997 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Chelsea were attempting to win their first FA Cup final for 27 years, while Middlesbrough were contesting their first ever final.
FA Cup Final 2000 The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season.
FA Cup Final 2003 The FA Cup Final 2003 took place on Saturday, 17 May2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Arsenal, defending holders, beat Southampton 1-0 with a goal by Robert Pirès on 38 minutes in front of a crowd of 73,726.
FA Cup Final 2004 The 2004 FA Cup Final took place on 22 May, 2004 and was the 4th to be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United who had finished 2nd in the FA Premier League that season and Millwall who had finished 10th in Division One.
FA Cup Final 2005 The 2005 FA Cup Final was held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on May 21 2005 between Arsenal and Manchester United. In a tense encounter, Arsenal ran out winners, winning on penalties after 120 goalless minutes, becoming the first club to win the cup on penalties.
FA Cup Final 2006 The FA Cup Final 2006 , was the final and deciding match of the FA Cup 2005-06. It took place on Saturday 13 May2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and saw the 2001 cup winners Liverpool beat London club West Ham United after a penalty shoot-out.
FA Premier League 1992-93 The FA Premier League was introduced for the 1992-93 season, in a 22-club format breakaway league in place of the old Football League First Division. The new league was backed up by a five-year, ÂŁ305 million deal with BSkyB to televise Premiership matches.
FA Premier League 1996-97 The 1996-97 FA Premier League season was the fifth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. The majority of the season was contested by the reigning champions, Manchester United, along with Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
FA Premier League 1997-98 The FA Premier League 1997-98 season saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991, and also become only the second team to win the 'double' of the FA Cup and league title twice. It was their first full season under French manager Arsène Wenger, who became the first foreign manager to win the Premiership.
FA Premier League 1998-99 The 1998-99 FA Premier League season will always be remembered as the season in which Manchester United won a unique treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and European Cup. They secured their fifth league championship in seven seasons after losing just three league games all season.
FA Premier League 1999-2000 The FA Premier League 1999-2000 season was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like last season, they lost only three league games all season.
FA Premier League 2000-01 The FA Premier League 2000-01 season was the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson (who had been knighted in June 1999) became the first manager to win three successive English league titles, although three teams (Arsenal, Huddersfield and Liverpool) had achieved that feat in the past - but with managerial changes in between.
FA Premier League 2002-03 The FA Premier League 2002-03 season ended with Manchester United as champions for the eighth time in 11 years, an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that defending champions Arsenal had led by eight points at the beginning of March. Arsenal, had led by 12 points at one stage, and were so far ahead that Irish Bookie Paddy Power paid out to all punters who had betted on Arsenal retaining their title.
FA Premier League 2003-04 The 2003-04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. In the end, Arsenal had gone throughout the season without a single loss, and were crowned champions once more; at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent big throughout the season.
FA Premier League 2005-06 The 2005-06 season of the FA Premier League saw Chelsea defend and win a back-to-back-titles by defeating Manchester United on 29 April. On the same day, West Bromwich and Birmingham City were relegated, joining Sunderland in The Championship next season.
FA Premier League Manager of the Month The Manager of the Month award is a prize of recognition given to association football managers in the FA Premier League. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league.
FA Premier League Manager of the Year In the English Premier League, The FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award is annual award given to a manager who is recognised for their overall achievement to a specific team. The award has been given out since the sponsorship of the Carling Premiership in 1993.
FA Premier League Player of the Month The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premiership player each month of the association football season. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league, presently Barclays.
FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. Clubs at lower levels of the National League System play in the FA Vase.
FA Women's Cup The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier.
FA Women's Premier League Northern Division The FA Women's Premier League Northern Division is a league in the second-level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Southern divisions. These two divisions are below the National Division.
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the second level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the National Division.
FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. It is dominated by the youth sides of professional teams, mostly from the Premier League, but attracts over 300 entrants from throughout the country.
FAA airport categories The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a system for categorizing public-use airports (along with heliports and other aviation bases) that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
FAA Practical Test A practical test, or checkride is the most common name for part of a Federal Aviation Administration examination which one must undergo in the United States to receive an aircraft pilot's certification, or an endorsement for additional flight privileges. The name refers to the portion of the examination in which the candidate being examined flies in an aircraft with the examiner to demonstrate competency in the skills that are required for the certification.
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase is an integral membrane protein that hydrolyzes bioactive amides including the endocannabinoid anandamide (an agonist of cannabinoid receptors and TRPV1 vanilloid receptors) and agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors such as N-oleoylethanolamine and N-palmitoylethanolamine to free fatty acid and ethanolamine. It is the primary terminator of N-acyl ethanolamines in addition to the less-well studied N-acyl taurines.
FAB Uno FAB Uno is the Brazilian Air Force call sign of the aircraft carrying the President of Brazil. Since 2005 the "Special Transport Group" of the Brazilian Air Force has in its fleet this specifically configured Airbus A319 tail number 2101 as the main presidential aircraft.
FACEP Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, or FACEP, is a post-nominal title used to indicate that an emergency physician's education and training, professional qualifications, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by ACEP.
FACES The Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford, aka FACES, is a student-run organization based at Stanford University dedicated to fostering Sino-American exchange. The group aims to create dialogue between Chinese and American students, thereby constructing a positive foundation for relations between the two countries.
FACES Lab The LSU FACES (Forensics Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services) Laboratory is a Laboratory that offers computer-aided facial reconstruction techniques using human skulls to generate busts of missing persons in order to jog someone's memory and provide information about the details of a crime or that person's whereabouts. There are also computer-aided age progression techniques used for missing children and adults to aid in visual recognition.
FACM Class La Combattante IIIb Similar but newer craft design than FACM Class La Combattante III,with main difference that use Kongsberg Penguin Mk 2 Mod 3 missiles.Six ships were built in Greek Shipyards but Kostakos (P 25) sunk after collision with a ferry in November 1996.
FACT centre The FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) centre is a multimedia complex based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Situated in Wood Street - in the Ropewalks area of the city centre - it offers three gallery spaces, four cinema screens and a multimedia suite.
FACTOR FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) is a "private non-profit organization, ... dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry" (from their website).
FADD Fas-Associated protein with Death Domain (FADD) is an adaptor molecule that bridges the Fas-receptor, and other death receptors, to caspase-8 through its death domain to form the death inducing signaling complex (DISC) during apoptosis.
FADEC FADEC is the acronym for Full Authority Digital Electronics Control (sometimes incorrectly interpreted as Full Authority Digital Engine Control). It is a system consisting of a digital computer (called EEC /Electronic Engine Control/ or ECU /Electronic Control Unit/) and its related accessories which control all aspects of aircraft engine performance.
FAES FAES is the acronym for the Spanish think tank association Fundacion para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales, translated as Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies. It has strong links with the Partido Popular.
FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Intermediate Cup is an annual knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland outside of the League of Ireland (senior level) and also not open to clubs who play in leagues permitting the use of public pitches (junior level). Organised by the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), it also used as a qualifying tournament for intermediate sides to qualify for the FAI Senior Cup more commonly refered to as the FAI Cup.
FAI National League 2007 season The new FAI National League, consisting of both the FAI Premier Division and the FAI First Division, is set to kick off in March, 2007 for its inaugural campaign. As the league is a revamped continuation of the League of Ireland, Shelbourne F.
FAIA FAIA is an acronym used as a postnomial, designating an individual who is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. A Fellow of the Institute is regarded by peers as among one of the finest architects in the country, and it is one of the highest honors an American architect can receive.
FAITA Award FAITA Award (First Americans in the Arts Awards) is a non-profit organization created to recognize, honor and promote American Indian participation in the powerful arena of the entertainment industry. Incorporating areas of film, television, music and theater.
FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay is a memoir by Kenneth Walton] that describes how he sold forged paintings on the online auction website [[eBay, and details the high-profile scandal that led to his being convicted for fraud by the federal government.
FALSE FALSE is an esoteric programming language designed by Wouter van Oortmerssen in 1993, named after his favourite boolean value. It is a small Forth-like stack-oriented language, with syntax designed to make the code inherently obfuscated, confusing, and unreadable.
FAMAE SAF The FAMAE SAF is a 9 millimeter Chilean submachine gun produced in 1996 by FAMAE (the Chilean government small arms factory). The FAMAE SAF is based on the Swiss SIG 540 assault rifle which was produced under license in Chile in the 1980's.
FAMAS (rifle) The FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de St-Étienne, Assault Rifle by St-Étienne Arms Factory) is an assault rifle in bullpup configuration designed and manufactured in France by the Saint Étienne arms factory, which is a member of the French government-owned GIAT Industries complex. It is the service rifle of the French military.
FAME Studios FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios were an integral part of American popular music in the late 60s and 70s. Artists who recorded there included Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and many others.
FAO soil classification The FAO developed a supra-national classification, also called World Soil Classification, which offers useful generalizations about soils pedogenesis in relation to the interactions with the main soil-forming factors. It was first published in form of the UNESCO Soil Map of the World (1974) (scale 1 : 5 M.
FAOSTAT The FAO Corporate Statistical Database is an on-line multilingual (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Zarthrustrian) database currently containing over 3 million time-series records from over 210 countries and territories covering statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population.
FAPAR The Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR, sometimes also noted fAPAR or fPAR) is the fraction of the incoming solar radiation in the Photosynthetically Active Radiation spectral region that is absorbed by plants. This biophysical variable is directly related to the primary productivity of plants and some models use it to estimate the assimilation of carbon dioxide in vegetation.
FAPLA FAPLA or Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola (People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola) was originally the armed wing of the Angolan MPLA movement but later became the country's official armed forces when the MPLA took control of the government.
FAPMC Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of Russia (Федеральное агентŃтво по печати и ĐĽĐ°ŃŃовым коммŃникациям Đ ĐľŃŃии) is the regulating state agency within the hierarchy of modern Russian Government. It is also may be referred to as abbreviation FAPMC (ФĐПМК) or by the short name Rospechat (Đ ĐľŃпечать).
FARC Military Strategy in 2005 In early 2005, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo ("Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army", or FARC-EP), launched what has been interpreted as their active response to Colombian president Alvaro Uribe's security strategy and to the military offensive known as Plan Patriota, apparently adopting a new style of operations, in particular near the southwest of Colombia.
FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002) The FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002), from January 7, 1999 to February 20, 2002, was a failed peace process between the Government of President Andres Pastrana and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group in an effort to bring to an end the ongoing Colombian Armed Conflict.
FARGO (programming language) FARGO (Fourteen-o-one Automatic Report Generation Operation) was the predecessor to the popular RPG programming language (RPG). FARGO was more of a utility program than a programming language, whereas RPG had a program generation process that produced an executable object.
FAS Premier League The Football Association of Singapore Premier League is a now-defunct football league competition held in Singapore between 1988 and 1995. During that period, it was the top tier of the Singapore football league structure.
FASat-Alfa FASat-Alfa was to become the first Chilean satellite, and was constructed under a Technology Transfer Program between the Chilean Air Force (FACH) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the United Kingdom. The primary goal of the Program was to obtain for Chile the basic scientific and technological experience required to continue with more advanced steps.
FASA FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and boardgames between 1980 and 2001. Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, though in later years the letters of the name stood for "FAnta Simulations Associates".
FASEB Excellence in Science Award The Excellence in Science Award was established by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in 1989 to recognize outstanding achievement by women in biological science. All women who are members of one or more of the societies of FASEB are eligible for nomination.
FASM FASM (Flat Assembler) is a free, multiple-pass, Intel-style assembler supporting the IA-32 and x86-64 architectures. The project was started in 1999 by Tomasz Grysztar, aka Privalov (at that time, an undergraduate student of mathematics from Poland).
FASNY The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, more commonly known as FASNY, is an organization whose mission is to educate, serve and support volunteer firefighters in New York State. FASNY was founded in 1872 and its main headquarters are in Albany, New York.
FASST FASST is an mnemonic acronym for "focus, action, skill, strategy, tactics", representing what alleges to be the first American system of ninjutsu. It is also known as Dux Ryu after its creator Frank Dux.
FAST - Fighting Antisemitism Together FAST - Fighting Antisemitism Together, is a Canadian human rights activist group which opposes anti-Semitism. It was founded in 2005 and describes itself as "a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian community and business leaders dedicated to speaking out against humanity's oldest hatred.
FAST Institute of Computer Science FAST Institute for Computer Science was an educational institution in Pakistan with its campuses at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. It was also known as Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Institute of Computer Science (SAHICS).
FAST TCP FAST TCP is a variant of TCP networking protocol, developed at the California Institute of Technology, with a congestion control algorithm especially targeted at high-speed, long-distance links. It is compatible with existing TCP algorithms, requiring modification only to the computer which is sending data.
FASTECH 360 FASTECH 360 is a prototype train for the next-generation Shinkansen rolling stock, and can run at speeds of up to 405 km/h (252 mph). Its name is a portmanteau of Fast, Technology, and 360 km/h (224 mph, the speed at which production trains are hoped to be operated).
FAT bastard FAT bastard is a French wine produced and distributed by a British and French partnership A 2005 survey found that 72 percent of the adult French population finds it difficult to understand French wine labels, and the problem is not unique to that country. Research has also found that most American consumers, especially younger ones, dislike wine labels that picture chateaux, that appear elitist, and that are difficult to understand (Franson).
FATF Blacklist The FATF Blacklist is the common shorthand description for the Financial Action Task Force list of "Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories" (NCCTs); that is, countries which it perceives to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Although non-appearance on the blacklist is perceived to be a mark of approbation for Offshore Financial Centres (or "tax havens") who are sufficiently well regulated to meet all of the FATF's criteria, in practice the list encompasses a large proportion of countries do not operate as offshore financial centres.
FAU Arena FAU Arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University. In addition to being the home of both the men and women's basketball teams, the arena also serves as the home of the Palm Beach Imperials, an American Basketball Association team.
FAW Premier Cup The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup) is a Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997. Since the clubs playing in English leagues were excluded from playing in the Welsh Cup in 1996, the FAW needed another competition where their best teams could compete together.
FAX +49-69/450464 FAX +49-69/450464 is a German record label which releases ambient and electronic music. It was started in 1992 by Peter Kuhlmann (alias Pete Namlook) and has since released hundreds of productions, with artists as notable as Klaus Schulze, Atom Heart, Bill Laswell, Geir Jenssen (alias Biosphere), Tetsu Inoue, Mixmaster Morris, Richie Hawtin, and numerous others.
FĂgols i AlinyĂ FĂgols i AlinyĂ is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river between Coll de NargĂł and OrganyĂ , just above the Oliana reservoir.
FĂorscĂ©al FĂorscĂ©al is an Irish language documentary series broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 about aspects of world current affairs and other topics. It appears to be a foreign series that has been repackaged for an Irish audience.
FĂĄngad av en stormvind The song "FĂĄngad av en stormvind" ("Captured by a stormwind" or "Captured by a lovestorm"), written by Stephan Berg and performed by Carola, was the Swedish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held on May 4, 1991 in Rome, Italy. On April 28 1991 the song reached the first place at the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen.
FĂĄrikĂĄl FĂĄrikĂĄl is a traditional Norwegian dish, consisting of pieces of lamb's meat with bone, cabbage, whole black pepper and a little wheat flour, cooked for several hours in a casserole. Served with potatoes boiled in their jackets.
FĂĄvang FĂĄvang is a small town in the municipality of Ringebu with a population of 670. About three kilometeres away from the centre of FĂĄvang, is Kvitfjell, the downhill skiing arena used in the Lillehammer Winter Olympics held in 1994.
FĂĽhrer (Fuehrer when an umlaut is not used) is a proper noun meaning "leader" or "guide" in the German language. The IPA transcription of the standard German pronunciation is , but in English it is usually pronounced .
FĂĽhrerbunker The FĂĽhrerbunker is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms in Berlin, Germany where Adolf Hitler committed suicide during World War II. The bunker was the 13th and last of Hitler's FĂĽhrerhauptquartiere or FĂĽhrer Headquarters (one of the most famous being the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia).
FĂĽhrermuseum The FĂĽhrermuseum (English, FĂĽhrer museum) was an unrealized museum complex reputedly planned by Adolf Hitler for the city of Linz to display the collection of art looted by the Nazis throughout Europe during World War II.
FĂĽhrerprinzip The FĂĽhrerprinzip, the German name for the leader principle, refers to a system with a hierarchy of leaders that resembles a military structure. This principle was applied to civil society at large in Nazi Germany.
FĂĽnf Auf der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala FĂĽnf Auf der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala is the fourth full length studio album from the German industrial band EinstĂĽrzende Neubauten and was relased in 1987. The title as translated into English means "Five on the open ended Richter scale".
Fünf Gesänge op.104 (Brahms) Of all of Brahms's works for mixed choir a cappella, this late series is considered by many to be his most mature and serious work in the genre. Composed in 1888 when Brahms was a 55-year old bachelor, the five songs reflect an intensely nostalgic and even tragic mood.
FĂĽnf Sterne deluxe FĂĽnf Sterne Deluxe ("Five Stars Deluxe") was a German-language hip-hop band from Hamburg, Germany, founded in mid-1997, consisting of the rappers Das Bo (Mirko Bogojevic) and Tobi Tobsen (Tobias Schmidt), the graphic designer Marcnesium (Marc Clausen), and the disc jockey DJ Coolmann (Mario Cullmann). They released two full length albums and a number of singles and EPs.
FĂĽr Elise "FĂĽr Elise" (German: "For Elise") is the popular name of the "Bagatelle in A minor", WoO 59, a famous piece of music for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, written in about 1810.
FĂĽrst FĂĽrst (plural FĂĽrsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as "Prince"; This translation can be misleading, since a FĂĽrst usually ranks below a Duke. The female form is FĂĽrstin (plural FĂĽrstinnen).
Fürst von Bismarck Several noble titles were conferred on the great German statesman and diplomat Otto von Bismarck during the course of his career. Born simply Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck into a Junker family, he was created Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen in 1865, following Prussia's victory over Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig.
Fürstenberg (baronial family) Fürstenberg is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, descended from one Hermanus de Vorstenberg, a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors (Kurfürsten) of the Holy Roman Empire. Hermanus held a castle for his lord called "Fürstenberg" (The Princely Mountain) in Ense-Höingen in Soest; this would give the family its name.
FĂĽrstenberg (castle) Furstenberg Castle (German Schloss FĂĽrstenberg or simply FĂĽrstenberg - "The Princely Mountain") is a castle in Germany founded by Count Heinrich von FĂĽrstenberg. It presently forms a part of the municipality of HĂĽfingen near Donaueschingen, Germany.
FĂĽrstenberg (princely family) FĂĽrstenberg is the name of a noble house in Germany, based primarily in southern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg. The family derives its name from the fortified town of the line's founder, Count Heinrich von FĂĽrstenberg.
Fürstenberg Brewery The Princely Fürstenberg Brewery (Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG) is an enterprise that had been owned by the Princely House of Fürstenberg until October 2004. Since then it belongs to the Brau Holding International AG which is owned by Heineken and Schörghuber.
FĂĽrstenberg-Heiligenberg FĂĽrstenberg-Heiligenberg was a County of southern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-Baar in 1559, and suffered one partition: between itself and FĂĽrstenberg-Donaueichingen in 1617.
FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz was a Principality of southwestern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, located in the region around PĂĽrglitz in the Czech Republic. FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz emerged as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-FĂĽrstenberg in 1762, and it gained FĂĽrstenberg-FĂĽrstenberg in 1804.
FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz was a line of Counts of FĂĽrstenberg of southwestern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, based in Moravia in the Czech Republic. FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz was as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-Weitra, and was "mediatised" to Austria in 1806.
FA Cup Final 1891 The 1891 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 3-1, their second consecutive FA Cup Final victory, with goals by George Dewar, John Southworth and William Townley.
FA Cup Final 1920 The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1-0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton.
FA Cup Final 1923 The FA Cup Final of 1923, known as The White Horse Final was the first football match (or sporting event of any kind) to be played at the new Wembley Stadium (or Empire Stadium as it was known then) in London. The White Horse Final is perhaps the most famous final of all time.
FA Cup Final 1953 The 1953 FA Cup Final, also known as the 'Matthews Final', was a football match that became famous for the performance of Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews, after whom it was named. He inspired his team to come from 3-1 down against Bolton Wanderers, to win 4-3, and on a personal note, he claimed the trophy that had eluded him in two previous finals.
FA Cup Final 1962 The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on May 5, 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3-1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final".
FA Cup Final 1988 The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May, 1988 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Wimbledon, unfashionable and unfancied, and Liverpool, one of the dominant teams of the 1980s and newly-crowned league champions.
FA Cup Final 1994 The 1994 FA Cup Final was the 49th FA Cup final to be held since World War II and was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea. United went into the final as FA Premier League champions, having won the title by 8 points over Blackburn Rovers.
FA Cup Final 1995 The 50th Wembley FA Cup Final to be held since World War II was contested between Everton, who had secured Premiership safety two weeks earlier, and Manchester United, the holders from the previous season, who also lost their league crown the previous Sunday to Blackburn Rovers. United had to play the final without three of their most important players: Éric Cantona (who was suspended), Andrei Kanchelskis (injured), and Andy Cole, who was cup-tied.
FA Cup Final 1997 The 1997 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May, 1997 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Chelsea were attempting to win their first FA Cup final for 27 years, while Middlesbrough were contesting their first ever final.
FA Cup Final 2000 The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season.
FA Cup Final 2003 The FA Cup Final 2003 took place on Saturday, 17 May2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Arsenal, defending holders, beat Southampton 1-0 with a goal by Robert Pirès on 38 minutes in front of a crowd of 73,726.
FA Cup Final 2004 The 2004 FA Cup Final took place on 22 May, 2004 and was the 4th to be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United who had finished 2nd in the FA Premier League that season and Millwall who had finished 10th in Division One.
FA Cup Final 2005 The 2005 FA Cup Final was held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on May 21 2005 between Arsenal and Manchester United. In a tense encounter, Arsenal ran out winners, winning on penalties after 120 goalless minutes, becoming the first club to win the cup on penalties.
FA Cup Final 2006 The FA Cup Final 2006 , was the final and deciding match of the FA Cup 2005-06. It took place on Saturday 13 May2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and saw the 2001 cup winners Liverpool beat London club West Ham United after a penalty shoot-out.
FA Premier League 1992-93 The FA Premier League was introduced for the 1992-93 season, in a 22-club format breakaway league in place of the old Football League First Division. The new league was backed up by a five-year, ÂŁ305 million deal with BSkyB to televise Premiership matches.
FA Premier League 1996-97 The 1996-97 FA Premier League season was the fifth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. The majority of the season was contested by the reigning champions, Manchester United, along with Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
FA Premier League 1997-98 The FA Premier League 1997-98 season saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991, and also become only the second team to win the 'double' of the FA Cup and league title twice. It was their first full season under French manager Arsène Wenger, who became the first foreign manager to win the Premiership.
FA Premier League 1998-99 The 1998-99 FA Premier League season will always be remembered as the season in which Manchester United won a unique treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and European Cup. They secured their fifth league championship in seven seasons after losing just three league games all season.
FA Premier League 1999-2000 The FA Premier League 1999-2000 season was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like last season, they lost only three league games all season.
FA Premier League 2000-01 The FA Premier League 2000-01 season was the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson (who had been knighted in June 1999) became the first manager to win three successive English league titles, although three teams (Arsenal, Huddersfield and Liverpool) had achieved that feat in the past - but with managerial changes in between.
FA Premier League 2002-03 The FA Premier League 2002-03 season ended with Manchester United as champions for the eighth time in 11 years, an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that defending champions Arsenal had led by eight points at the beginning of March. Arsenal, had led by 12 points at one stage, and were so far ahead that Irish Bookie Paddy Power paid out to all punters who had betted on Arsenal retaining their title.
FA Premier League 2003-04 The 2003-04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. In the end, Arsenal had gone throughout the season without a single loss, and were crowned champions once more; at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent big throughout the season.
FA Premier League 2005-06 The 2005-06 season of the FA Premier League saw Chelsea defend and win a back-to-back-titles by defeating Manchester United on 29 April. On the same day, West Bromwich and Birmingham City were relegated, joining Sunderland in The Championship next season.
FA Premier League Manager of the Month The Manager of the Month award is a prize of recognition given to association football managers in the FA Premier League. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league.
FA Premier League Manager of the Year In the English Premier League, The FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award is annual award given to a manager who is recognised for their overall achievement to a specific team. The award has been given out since the sponsorship of the Carling Premiership in 1993.
FA Premier League Player of the Month The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premiership player each month of the association football season. The award is announced in the first week of the following month and the winner is normally decided by the sponsors of the league, presently Barclays.
FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. Clubs at lower levels of the National League System play in the FA Vase.
FA Women's Cup The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier.
FA Women's Premier League Northern Division The FA Women's Premier League Northern Division is a league in the second-level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Southern divisions. These two divisions are below the National Division.
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the second level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the National Division.
FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. It is dominated by the youth sides of professional teams, mostly from the Premier League, but attracts over 300 entrants from throughout the country.
FAA airport categories The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a system for categorizing public-use airports (along with heliports and other aviation bases) that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
FAA Practical Test A practical test, or checkride is the most common name for part of a Federal Aviation Administration examination which one must undergo in the United States to receive an aircraft pilot's certification, or an endorsement for additional flight privileges. The name refers to the portion of the examination in which the candidate being examined flies in an aircraft with the examiner to demonstrate competency in the skills that are required for the certification.
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase is an integral membrane protein that hydrolyzes bioactive amides including the endocannabinoid anandamide (an agonist of cannabinoid receptors and TRPV1 vanilloid receptors) and agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors such as N-oleoylethanolamine and N-palmitoylethanolamine to free fatty acid and ethanolamine. It is the primary terminator of N-acyl ethanolamines in addition to the less-well studied N-acyl taurines.
FAB Uno FAB Uno is the Brazilian Air Force call sign of the aircraft carrying the President of Brazil. Since 2005 the "Special Transport Group" of the Brazilian Air Force has in its fleet this specifically configured Airbus A319 tail number 2101 as the main presidential aircraft.
FACEP Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, or FACEP, is a post-nominal title used to indicate that an emergency physician's education and training, professional qualifications, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by ACEP.
FACES The Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford, aka FACES, is a student-run organization based at Stanford University dedicated to fostering Sino-American exchange. The group aims to create dialogue between Chinese and American students, thereby constructing a positive foundation for relations between the two countries.
FACES Lab The LSU FACES (Forensics Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services) Laboratory is a Laboratory that offers computer-aided facial reconstruction techniques using human skulls to generate busts of missing persons in order to jog someone's memory and provide information about the details of a crime or that person's whereabouts. There are also computer-aided age progression techniques used for missing children and adults to aid in visual recognition.
FACM Class La Combattante IIIb Similar but newer craft design than FACM Class La Combattante III,with main difference that use Kongsberg Penguin Mk 2 Mod 3 missiles.Six ships were built in Greek Shipyards but Kostakos (P 25) sunk after collision with a ferry in November 1996.
FACT centre The FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) centre is a multimedia complex based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Situated in Wood Street - in the Ropewalks area of the city centre - it offers three gallery spaces, four cinema screens and a multimedia suite.
FACTOR FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) is a "private non-profit organization, ... dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry" (from their website).
FADD Fas-Associated protein with Death Domain (FADD) is an adaptor molecule that bridges the Fas-receptor, and other death receptors, to caspase-8 through its death domain to form the death inducing signaling complex (DISC) during apoptosis.
FADEC FADEC is the acronym for Full Authority Digital Electronics Control (sometimes incorrectly interpreted as Full Authority Digital Engine Control). It is a system consisting of a digital computer (called EEC /Electronic Engine Control/ or ECU /Electronic Control Unit/) and its related accessories which control all aspects of aircraft engine performance.
FAES FAES is the acronym for the Spanish think tank association Fundacion para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales, translated as Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies. It has strong links with the Partido Popular.
FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Intermediate Cup is an annual knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland outside of the League of Ireland (senior level) and also not open to clubs who play in leagues permitting the use of public pitches (junior level). Organised by the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), it also used as a qualifying tournament for intermediate sides to qualify for the FAI Senior Cup more commonly refered to as the FAI Cup.
FAI National League 2007 season The new FAI National League, consisting of both the FAI Premier Division and the FAI First Division, is set to kick off in March, 2007 for its inaugural campaign. As the league is a revamped continuation of the League of Ireland, Shelbourne F.
FAIA FAIA is an acronym used as a postnomial, designating an individual who is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. A Fellow of the Institute is regarded by peers as among one of the finest architects in the country, and it is one of the highest honors an American architect can receive.
FAITA Award FAITA Award (First Americans in the Arts Awards) is a non-profit organization created to recognize, honor and promote American Indian participation in the powerful arena of the entertainment industry. Incorporating areas of film, television, music and theater.
FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay is a memoir by Kenneth Walton] that describes how he sold forged paintings on the online auction website [[eBay, and details the high-profile scandal that led to his being convicted for fraud by the federal government.
FALSE FALSE is an esoteric programming language designed by Wouter van Oortmerssen in 1993, named after his favourite boolean value. It is a small Forth-like stack-oriented language, with syntax designed to make the code inherently obfuscated, confusing, and unreadable.
FAMAE SAF The FAMAE SAF is a 9 millimeter Chilean submachine gun produced in 1996 by FAMAE (the Chilean government small arms factory). The FAMAE SAF is based on the Swiss SIG 540 assault rifle which was produced under license in Chile in the 1980's.
FAMAS (rifle) The FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de St-Étienne, Assault Rifle by St-Étienne Arms Factory) is an assault rifle in bullpup configuration designed and manufactured in France by the Saint Étienne arms factory, which is a member of the French government-owned GIAT Industries complex. It is the service rifle of the French military.
FAME Studios FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios were an integral part of American popular music in the late 60s and 70s. Artists who recorded there included Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and many others.
FAO soil classification The FAO developed a supra-national classification, also called World Soil Classification, which offers useful generalizations about soils pedogenesis in relation to the interactions with the main soil-forming factors. It was first published in form of the UNESCO Soil Map of the World (1974) (scale 1 : 5 M.
FAOSTAT The FAO Corporate Statistical Database is an on-line multilingual (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Zarthrustrian) database currently containing over 3 million time-series records from over 210 countries and territories covering statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population.
FAPAR The Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR, sometimes also noted fAPAR or fPAR) is the fraction of the incoming solar radiation in the Photosynthetically Active Radiation spectral region that is absorbed by plants. This biophysical variable is directly related to the primary productivity of plants and some models use it to estimate the assimilation of carbon dioxide in vegetation.
FAPLA FAPLA or Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola (People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola) was originally the armed wing of the Angolan MPLA movement but later became the country's official armed forces when the MPLA took control of the government.
FAPMC Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of Russia (Федеральное агентŃтво по печати и ĐĽĐ°ŃŃовым коммŃникациям Đ ĐľŃŃии) is the regulating state agency within the hierarchy of modern Russian Government. It is also may be referred to as abbreviation FAPMC (ФĐПМК) or by the short name Rospechat (Đ ĐľŃпечать).
FARC Military Strategy in 2005 In early 2005, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo ("Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army", or FARC-EP), launched what has been interpreted as their active response to Colombian president Alvaro Uribe's security strategy and to the military offensive known as Plan Patriota, apparently adopting a new style of operations, in particular near the southwest of Colombia.
FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002) The FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002), from January 7, 1999 to February 20, 2002, was a failed peace process between the Government of President Andres Pastrana and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group in an effort to bring to an end the ongoing Colombian Armed Conflict.
FARGO (programming language) FARGO (Fourteen-o-one Automatic Report Generation Operation) was the predecessor to the popular RPG programming language (RPG). FARGO was more of a utility program than a programming language, whereas RPG had a program generation process that produced an executable object.
FAS Premier League The Football Association of Singapore Premier League is a now-defunct football league competition held in Singapore between 1988 and 1995. During that period, it was the top tier of the Singapore football league structure.
FASat-Alfa FASat-Alfa was to become the first Chilean satellite, and was constructed under a Technology Transfer Program between the Chilean Air Force (FACH) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the United Kingdom. The primary goal of the Program was to obtain for Chile the basic scientific and technological experience required to continue with more advanced steps.
FASA FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and boardgames between 1980 and 2001. Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, though in later years the letters of the name stood for "FAnta Simulations Associates".
FASEB Excellence in Science Award The Excellence in Science Award was established by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in 1989 to recognize outstanding achievement by women in biological science. All women who are members of one or more of the societies of FASEB are eligible for nomination.
FASM FASM (Flat Assembler) is a free, multiple-pass, Intel-style assembler supporting the IA-32 and x86-64 architectures. The project was started in 1999 by Tomasz Grysztar, aka Privalov (at that time, an undergraduate student of mathematics from Poland).
FASNY The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, more commonly known as FASNY, is an organization whose mission is to educate, serve and support volunteer firefighters in New York State. FASNY was founded in 1872 and its main headquarters are in Albany, New York.
FASST FASST is an mnemonic acronym for "focus, action, skill, strategy, tactics", representing what alleges to be the first American system of ninjutsu. It is also known as Dux Ryu after its creator Frank Dux.
FAST - Fighting Antisemitism Together FAST - Fighting Antisemitism Together, is a Canadian human rights activist group which opposes anti-Semitism. It was founded in 2005 and describes itself as "a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian community and business leaders dedicated to speaking out against humanity's oldest hatred.
FAST Institute of Computer Science FAST Institute for Computer Science was an educational institution in Pakistan with its campuses at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. It was also known as Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Institute of Computer Science (SAHICS).
FAST TCP FAST TCP is a variant of TCP networking protocol, developed at the California Institute of Technology, with a congestion control algorithm especially targeted at high-speed, long-distance links. It is compatible with existing TCP algorithms, requiring modification only to the computer which is sending data.
FASTECH 360 FASTECH 360 is a prototype train for the next-generation Shinkansen rolling stock, and can run at speeds of up to 405 km/h (252 mph). Its name is a portmanteau of Fast, Technology, and 360 km/h (224 mph, the speed at which production trains are hoped to be operated).
FAT bastard FAT bastard is a French wine produced and distributed by a British and French partnership A 2005 survey found that 72 percent of the adult French population finds it difficult to understand French wine labels, and the problem is not unique to that country. Research has also found that most American consumers, especially younger ones, dislike wine labels that picture chateaux, that appear elitist, and that are difficult to understand (Franson).
FATF Blacklist The FATF Blacklist is the common shorthand description for the Financial Action Task Force list of "Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories" (NCCTs); that is, countries which it perceives to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Although non-appearance on the blacklist is perceived to be a mark of approbation for Offshore Financial Centres (or "tax havens") who are sufficiently well regulated to meet all of the FATF's criteria, in practice the list encompasses a large proportion of countries do not operate as offshore financial centres.
FAU Arena FAU Arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University. In addition to being the home of both the men and women's basketball teams, the arena also serves as the home of the Palm Beach Imperials, an American Basketball Association team.
FAW Premier Cup The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup) is a Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997. Since the clubs playing in English leagues were excluded from playing in the Welsh Cup in 1996, the FAW needed another competition where their best teams could compete together.
FAX +49-69/450464 FAX +49-69/450464 is a German record label which releases ambient and electronic music. It was started in 1992 by Peter Kuhlmann (alias Pete Namlook) and has since released hundreds of productions, with artists as notable as Klaus Schulze, Atom Heart, Bill Laswell, Geir Jenssen (alias Biosphere), Tetsu Inoue, Mixmaster Morris, Richie Hawtin, and numerous others.
FĂgols i AlinyĂ FĂgols i AlinyĂ is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river between Coll de NargĂł and OrganyĂ , just above the Oliana reservoir.
FĂorscĂ©al FĂorscĂ©al is an Irish language documentary series broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 about aspects of world current affairs and other topics. It appears to be a foreign series that has been repackaged for an Irish audience.
FĂĄngad av en stormvind The song "FĂĄngad av en stormvind" ("Captured by a stormwind" or "Captured by a lovestorm"), written by Stephan Berg and performed by Carola, was the Swedish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held on May 4, 1991 in Rome, Italy. On April 28 1991 the song reached the first place at the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen.
FĂĄrikĂĄl FĂĄrikĂĄl is a traditional Norwegian dish, consisting of pieces of lamb's meat with bone, cabbage, whole black pepper and a little wheat flour, cooked for several hours in a casserole. Served with potatoes boiled in their jackets.
FĂĄvang FĂĄvang is a small town in the municipality of Ringebu with a population of 670. About three kilometeres away from the centre of FĂĄvang, is Kvitfjell, the downhill skiing arena used in the Lillehammer Winter Olympics held in 1994.
FĂĽhrer (Fuehrer when an umlaut is not used) is a proper noun meaning "leader" or "guide" in the German language. The IPA transcription of the standard German pronunciation is , but in English it is usually pronounced .
FĂĽhrerbunker The FĂĽhrerbunker is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms in Berlin, Germany where Adolf Hitler committed suicide during World War II. The bunker was the 13th and last of Hitler's FĂĽhrerhauptquartiere or FĂĽhrer Headquarters (one of the most famous being the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia).
FĂĽhrermuseum The FĂĽhrermuseum (English, FĂĽhrer museum) was an unrealized museum complex reputedly planned by Adolf Hitler for the city of Linz to display the collection of art looted by the Nazis throughout Europe during World War II.
FĂĽhrerprinzip The FĂĽhrerprinzip, the German name for the leader principle, refers to a system with a hierarchy of leaders that resembles a military structure. This principle was applied to civil society at large in Nazi Germany.
FĂĽnf Auf der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala FĂĽnf Auf der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala is the fourth full length studio album from the German industrial band EinstĂĽrzende Neubauten and was relased in 1987. The title as translated into English means "Five on the open ended Richter scale".
Fünf Gesänge op.104 (Brahms) Of all of Brahms's works for mixed choir a cappella, this late series is considered by many to be his most mature and serious work in the genre. Composed in 1888 when Brahms was a 55-year old bachelor, the five songs reflect an intensely nostalgic and even tragic mood.
FĂĽnf Sterne deluxe FĂĽnf Sterne Deluxe ("Five Stars Deluxe") was a German-language hip-hop band from Hamburg, Germany, founded in mid-1997, consisting of the rappers Das Bo (Mirko Bogojevic) and Tobi Tobsen (Tobias Schmidt), the graphic designer Marcnesium (Marc Clausen), and the disc jockey DJ Coolmann (Mario Cullmann). They released two full length albums and a number of singles and EPs.
FĂĽr Elise "FĂĽr Elise" (German: "For Elise") is the popular name of the "Bagatelle in A minor", WoO 59, a famous piece of music for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, written in about 1810.
FĂĽrst FĂĽrst (plural FĂĽrsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as "Prince"; This translation can be misleading, since a FĂĽrst usually ranks below a Duke. The female form is FĂĽrstin (plural FĂĽrstinnen).
Fürst von Bismarck Several noble titles were conferred on the great German statesman and diplomat Otto von Bismarck during the course of his career. Born simply Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck into a Junker family, he was created Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen in 1865, following Prussia's victory over Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig.
Fürstenberg (baronial family) Fürstenberg is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, descended from one Hermanus de Vorstenberg, a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors (Kurfürsten) of the Holy Roman Empire. Hermanus held a castle for his lord called "Fürstenberg" (The Princely Mountain) in Ense-Höingen in Soest; this would give the family its name.
FĂĽrstenberg (castle) Furstenberg Castle (German Schloss FĂĽrstenberg or simply FĂĽrstenberg - "The Princely Mountain") is a castle in Germany founded by Count Heinrich von FĂĽrstenberg. It presently forms a part of the municipality of HĂĽfingen near Donaueschingen, Germany.
FĂĽrstenberg (princely family) FĂĽrstenberg is the name of a noble house in Germany, based primarily in southern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg. The family derives its name from the fortified town of the line's founder, Count Heinrich von FĂĽrstenberg.
Fürstenberg Brewery The Princely Fürstenberg Brewery (Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG) is an enterprise that had been owned by the Princely House of Fürstenberg until October 2004. Since then it belongs to the Brau Holding International AG which is owned by Heineken and Schörghuber.
FĂĽrstenberg-Heiligenberg FĂĽrstenberg-Heiligenberg was a County of southern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-Baar in 1559, and suffered one partition: between itself and FĂĽrstenberg-Donaueichingen in 1617.
FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz was a Principality of southwestern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, located in the region around PĂĽrglitz in the Czech Republic. FĂĽrstenberg-PĂĽrglitz emerged as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-FĂĽrstenberg in 1762, and it gained FĂĽrstenberg-FĂĽrstenberg in 1804.
FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz was a line of Counts of FĂĽrstenberg of southwestern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, based in Moravia in the Czech Republic. FĂĽrstenberg-Taikowitz was as a partition of FĂĽrstenberg-Weitra, and was "mediatised" to Austria in 1806.
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